Driving Test Centres in Plymouth: 2 DVSA Sites Ranked
2 DVSA driving test sites across Plymouth, part of England. Car pass rate 40.8% (2024-25 DVSA data), UK car average 48.7%.
DVSA data last updated June 2026
About Plymouth
Learners in Plymouth have 2 DVSA test sites to choose between. The county pulls candidates from Plymouth and surrounding areas, recording 117.4K car tests in the DVSA dataset. The headline figure is a 40.8% volume-weighted car pass rate for 2024-25, compared with 48.7% nationally.
The 40.8% county car figure is 7.9 pp below the 48.7% UK car number (2024-25 DVSA data), which makes Plymouth tougher than average on the headline measure. Within-county variation matters as much as the average, individual centres can sit well above or well below the county number once you compare them side by side.
The headline spread within Plymouth sits between Plymouth LGV (58.5%) at the top of the league and Plymouth (40.8%) at the bottom, a gap of 17.7 percentage points. Urban-heavy routes with multi-lane roundabouts, bus lanes and dense pedestrian traffic typically drag the bottom-of-county figure down, even within a single county.
Top 5 highest pass rates in Plymouth
Top 5 lowest pass rates in Plymouth
All test centres in Plymouth
Sorted by pass rate, centres with fewer than 1,000 current-period tests appear at the end.
Plymouth driving test: common questions
What is the average driving test pass rate in Plymouth?+
The car driving test pass rate across Plymouth is 40.8%, 7.9 points below the UK average of 48.7%. It is a volume-weighted figure from the 2 test centres in the county with enough current tests for a reliable rate.
Which Plymouth test centre has the highest pass rate?+
Plymouth LGV has the highest current car pass rate in Plymouth at 58.5%, ahead of Plymouth on 40.8%. Pass rates reflect the routes and traffic a centre tests on, not just how candidates drive.
Which Plymouth test centre has the lowest pass rate?+
Among the county's busier centres, Plymouth currently has the lowest car pass rate at 40.8%. A lower rate usually points to tougher, busier test routes rather than stricter examiners.
How many driving test centres are there in Plymouth?+
Plymouth has 2 DVSA driving test centres, with sites around Plymouth. Each centre's full pass-rate history, waiting time and demographic breakdown is linked above.
Is it easier to pass your driving test in Plymouth?+
On average slightly less so: the 40.8% county figure sits a little below the national 48.7%. The bigger factor is the spread between centres, currently 40.8% to 58.5%, so which centre you book matters more than the county itself.
Where does the Plymouth pass-rate data come from?+
The figures come from the DVSA's quarterly car practical test statistics, the official UK government release. We only rank centres with at least 1,000 current-period tests, so a small sample never produces a misleading rate.